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BRT proponents, World Bank unfazed by delay
DESPITE the President’s deferred approval of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, proponents remain optimistic after World Bank officials expressed continued support for the mass transit reform. Rafael Yap, head of the Cebu Integrated Traffic Operation Management (Citom), said a WB official told him that they would help lobby with President Benigno Aquino III and […]
Del Mar told: Flyovers will not solve jams
November 21, 2012
THERE are cheaper and better ways to solve traffic congestion than building flyovers. Former transportation undersecretary Aristotle Batuhan made this statement as he said that traffic management is not just an engineering concern that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should address on its own. “I am not really opposed to having flyovers, […]
French govt pledges 52-M funding for Cebu City BRT
October 21, 2012
The French government pledged to allocate US$52 million as counterpart funding for Cebu City’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project during yesterday’s four-hour visit by French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in Cebu City. Rafael Yap, Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) chief, said this commitment was made after he and project consultant Colin Brader gave a […]
French PM to ride jeepney, get BRT updates
October 20, 2012
TWO leased passenger jeepneys were reserved for this morning’s Cebu visit of French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. Ayrault will ride the passenger jeepney driven by a member of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) that will pass through a kilometer stretch of road from the Fuente Osmeña Circle to the Cebu Capitol grounds. Ayrault, who’s scheduled […]
Dev’t freeze in BRT route
October 10, 2012
by Doris C. Bongcac, Chief of Reporters The Technical Working Group overseeing preparations for the $211 million Bus Rapid Transit system in Cebu City is proposing a development moratorium along the 16-kilometer route of the mass transit system. The moratorium is expected to hasten the expropriations of privately owned properties which may be affected by […]
Routes to be restructured under BRT, Citom says
September 16, 2012
ABOUT 22 of Cebu City’s 90 passenger jeepney routes will be “restructured” with the planned implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, the Cebu City Integrated Traffic Operations Management (CITOM) said yesterday. Citom chief Rafael Yap said these routes are located along the BRT route which starts in Bulacao and will traverse Osmeña Boulevard, […]
Transport groups seek minimum fare hike
August 31, 2012
A transport group is proposing a P1.50 jeepney fare hike as the price of diesel surpassed P46 per liter. Ryan Benjamin Yu, head of the Cebu Integrated Transport Service Cooperative (Citrasco) and chairman of the 1-United Transport Kaolisyon (1-UTAK) in Central Visayas, said the increase in minimum jeepney fare is just fair as the series […]
Council okays BRT draft proposal
August 30, 2012
The final draft of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) proposal was approved by the Cebu City Council in its regular session yesterday. The final BRT draft proposal was presented to the council last Wednesday, Aug. 22. BRT project coordinator Rafael Christopher Yap asked for the passage of a resolution that would approve the proposal. “With […]
BRT project info drive starts with exhibit at City Hall
July 25, 2012
Typical station arrangement As part of an information campaign on the Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT), an exhibit on the project is on display at the lobby of Cebu City hall. Two members of the BRT feasibility study team are ready to explain and answer questions from the public. Photos of how the proposed buses […]
Rama says BRT, LRT can co-exist
July 18, 2012
With the Bus Rapid Transit project almost assured, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he is open to the idea of having a Light Rail Transit in other parts of Metro Cebu. Rama said the two modes of transportation can co-exist. “They can co-exist – LRT and BRT – basta wala lay maigo nga […]
December 6, 2012
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